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Centennial, Co, Us

Darth Health serves startups and enterprise-scale businesses in the employer healthcare space with HIPAA-compliant data transformation and secure PHI storage solutions that allow innovators to enter the market and hit the ground at full speed. We take the pain out of receiving client and partner data so you can focus on what makes your business unique.Responsibilities include:- Defining product strategy and roadmap for solutions that meet the unique needs of the employer health and benefits market- Building and leading the product development team- Working with clients to ensure that the product meets their ongoing needs

- Founded a consulting company that provides fractional CTOs and other leaders to help early and mid-stage technology startups find the traction and resources they need to succeed. Services include technology strategy, product/market fit analysis, UI/UX design, product management, and product development.- Created a unique business model that leads with free mentoring and advice for as long as a company needs it, so founders never need to wonder when the meter starts running.- Leveraged an extensive network of like-minded people who want to "give first" and help startup founders succeed, providing a single point of contact for all of the services that a startup needs to get going, including legal, sales, marketing, accounting, and product development.- Built a team that mentored or consulted with over 100 companies in diverse industries such as healthcare, enterprise SaaS, financial services, supply chain management, commercial real estate/proptech, and aging tech.

EmsanaCare is a healthcare navigator that partners with employers and plan sponsors and uses its proprietary technology platform and quality assessment algorithm to help members find the best primary and specialist care.Responsibilities:- Created product and technology roadmap to support the company's business strategy- Designed the application architecture and data flows to deliver on the technology roadmap- Led implementation efforts with clients ranging from small businesses to jumbo employers- Built and led the product and development teams

Austin, Texas, Us

Transmute, a 2018 graduate of TechStars Austin, offers a platform and toolset that lets large and small enterprises leverage blockchain technology without scrapping their existing web products. As a CTO and technology advisor: - Helped the executive team assess product offerings, design, and technology fit for the large enterprise market- Advised the CTO on engineering team, software development process, and people management- Provided general guidance on how to healthily scale the business

I organized the first CTO lunch outside of Boulder in 2017 and I’ve been hosting great events and planting new lunches ever since. I’ve been called “the Johnny Appleseed of CTO Lunches” after hosting lunches in the US and Europe, but really I just love the excuse to feed people and have awesome, in-depth discussions about what it means to be a technology leader.

Austin, Texas, Us

Locale is a fast-growing accommodations company that provides high-quality short-term apartment rentals for travelers in several US cities. - Led vendor selection process to choose a new development partner to rebuild Locale’s digital platform- Created a long-term technology strategy to empower Locale’s business and create a seamless, contact-free guest experience from booking through checkout- Oversaw the development of a "technology menu" to speed the process for standing up new Locale locations with a variety of configurations, from partial property takeovers to new fit-for-purpose construction

New York, Ny, Us

Mobella provides beautifully designed products and a health and wellness platform tailored to help those with light to moderate mobility limitations sustain an active and healthy lifestyle. "Movement gives us meaning."Responsibilities:- Built an e-commerce platform to sell and deliver Mobella's consumer products- Designed and delivered an engagement platform to drive engagement with and build community around Mobella's products- Worked with the executive team to define and carry out Mobella's nationwide product launch strategy and accelerate that plan with technology

Newark, New Jersey, Us

Welnys helps HR teams plan onsite health and wellness activities for their employers, using its proprietary scheduling platform.- Advised on technology and business strategy- Led RFP process to find the right technology partner- Ongoing help with technology and product decisions

Castle Rock, Colorado , Us

RxThat helps patients find the most affordable prescription prices in their area by leveraging national discount programs and differences in local pharmacy prices to get the best price at a convenient location, every time.- Led vendor selection process to find the right development partner to build RxThat's initial product- Worked with founding team to define a minimum viable product and launch it within three months- Assisted CEO in fundraising and company planning activities- Hired a full-time internal software development team and led ongoing development of RxThat's application, client onboarding processes, and prescription fulfillment process

Denver, Colorado, Us

Sentral creates flexible buildings that empower a flexible lifestyle, allowing residents and guests to stay any length of time, from one night to three years, in Class A apartment buildings in the heart of the city. For residents who want to share their apartments when they're away, Sentral offers a fully managed homesharing program that takes the work off of the residents and creates a consistent, high-quality experience for guests.Responsibilities included:- Joined Sentral as fractional CTO before transitioning to full-time as VP of Technology and Engineering. - Built a technology team that identified and implemented leading-edge technology at nine Class A multifamily properties in six cities while also creating proprietary software to meet the unique needs of Sentral's hybrid business model.- Defined a technical ecosystem that combined traditional multifamily residential living, dedicated short-term rentals, and a new managed homesharing service that didn't exist anywhere in the industry. This involved integrating several disparate systems as well as building custom applications to meet residents' and guests' needs.- Worked with the executive team, board, and investors to define a standard rollout strategy for both residential living and homesharing as new properties were brought into the portfolio, integrating ongoing learning into the process to ensure that people, processes, and technology were all aligned with customer needs and expectations.- Advised software vendors and development partners on the trends in residential living and homesharing that drove Sentral's business model, helping them to understand seismic shifts in the industry and build tools to support them.

Boulder, Co, Us

Volunteer position- Working with the Program Director, designed and ran a CTO track for Boomtown's 12-week accelerator program, meeting weekly with company CTOs to ensure that product development is keeping pace with the refinement of the business and financial visions. The goal is for every team to leave the Boomtown program with a minimum viable product with paying customers, and that the team has the tools to continue to refine and advance their product as their business grows.- Advised the leadership teams of startups going through the Boomtown Accelerator program, offering guidance on how to build a viable business model, create the right product for the market, and seek funding. Helped teams decide whether their initial idea was the best approach or whether they should pivot to pursue a more lucrative market.

Denver, Colorado, Us

- Developed new pricing and subscription packages and created a product roadmap to support the company's growth strategy.- Built and led software engineering team to advance product using Agile methodology with weekly and biweekly sprints.- Defined pre- and post-funding budgets for Series A fund raise to support revenue goals and manage expense runway. - Led several product redesign efforts to expand product offerings and increase customer lifetime value.

Denver, Co, Us

Element3 Health addresses the proven combination of physical, mental, and social activity to improve the health and wellness among 50-plus adults through an activity-based model. The company’s GroupWorks club engagement platform is the most comprehensive group activity management solution for this population, and the foundation for thousands of clubs across the country ranging from tennis to sewing. Leveraging the GroupWorks platform, Element3 Health works to build a support system for the encouragement of physical, mental and social activity among mature adults by developing solutions and conducting advocacy work with health plans, health systems, and policymakers. - As part of executive leadership team, defined business and product strategy in the activity and aging space.- Leveraged both local and offshore resources to assemble a product development team to advance the existing activity club management platform.- Created a go-to-market strategy to increase membership and user base by 30X in 18 months.

Denver, Co, Us

Part of the Board of Advisors to Mimi.Care, a company dedicated to helping families find the best possible care for their aging loved ones, right in their neighborhood. My area of expertise was the intersection of business and technology, helping the team to build the best possible product for the market.

Westminster, Co, Us

- Provided overall leadership for the software product organization that builds Reed Group's leave management SaaS product, LeavePro, leading that division to 600% growth in my first year and 20-30% year-over-year revenue growth every year since 2010.- Built the technology organization from 15 people in 2009 to over 300 people worldwide in 2017. Led the software product division through the transition from a service-based organization to a software product company.- Directly managed an organization of 200 employees in the US and India, covering all aspects of product development, business intelligence, customer support and professional services.- Defined the overall strategy and product roadmap for the Reed Group's product division and formed a product management team to own the ongoing development of the roadmap for 4 SaaS products.- Worked as part of Reed's executive team to set the company's strategic direction and growth path. Part of the team that led the acquisition of Aon Hewitt Absence Management at the end of 2016, quadrupling the size of Reed Group's business.- Introduced 3 new software products to market while growing the core business. Managed a product portfolio of new and legacy products, setting development and migration strategies for each according to their lifecycle stage.- Defined and improved Agile development processes and surrounding business functions while creating a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.

- Helped build Ascend Consulting from an 8-person company to a trusted technology management consultancy with 100 consultants serving the top names in financial services and insurance.- Headed multi-million dollar software development projects for clients like Fidelity Investments, Mercer, State Street, and JP Morgan Chase. Led both strategic and tactical workshops to develop product strategies, define requirements, and create project plans for critical market-facing B2B and B2C products.- Created and led the Agile Management practice, which introduced Agile development into Fortune 100 clients’ organizations by creating a methodology that worked within their specific environments and then leading their projects to successful completion.- Performed several project rescues, turning around development projects that were in danger of failure and driving them to successful completion. - Led an 18-month, $6.5 MM Agile offshore development effort to build a large data management application. This was the client's first Agile project.- Managed several offshore development projects, ensuring the quality of deliverables and performance of the team on both large and small initiatives.- Drove an engagement to define a 3-year, $130 MM program consisting of 16 separate workstreams to overhaul a client’s existing financial services Web site and implement Web 2.0 technologies and practices.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

- Prioritized and managed the entire portfolio of enterprise software projects based upon ROI, alignment with corporate goals, and availability of skilled resources. Oversaw the execution of more than 15 project plans at once.- Director-level position managing an international team responsible for software project management, user support and administration, and daily operations and support for over 30 enterprise-level software applications with over 600 users. - Developed, managed, and enforced best practices for software engineering and project management. Created an Agile development methodology based upon RAD and RUP practices that reduced project cost by more than 30% and improved schedule predictability to nearly 100%.- Managed multi-million dollar Internet commerce and portal projects for both external and internal clients, with exceptional results. Drove marketing requirements definition for new client products and managed several ATG software launches.

Austin, Texas, Us

(Cambridge Interactive changed its name to PowerSteering with the launch of our first product)- One of the principal architects of Power Steering 1.0, the first web-based project portfolio management tool, taking it from management theory to marketable reality in under 8 months. Drove functional and user interface design as well as technology selection and implementation, then led the product development team. Led the pilot rollout with Power Steering's first customer.- Created a business plan and partnership strategy to take the product to market.- Performed market research in partnership with Harvard Business School to define product design and user experience.

- Joined Cambridge Interactive as their first project manager, then moved on to become a part of the senior management team as the company grew and made the transition from a consulting service company to a product company (PowerSteering Software)- Led the successful development of million-dollar web sites for Giga Information Group and Cambridge Energy Research Associates. - Completely revised the company’s development methodology, cutting the time-to-market of new concepts from over six months to less than three months while increasing a development team’s ability to adapt to requirement changes through iterative development (that's right, we were Agile before Agile had a name).- Participated in several rounds of business planning and venture capital fund-raising. Member of the management team that led the company through the transition from consulting firm to software product company. Developed cost projections, ROI, and break-even analyses for executive management. Assisted in creation of annual budget for entire company.

- Managed the simultaneous expansion of eight schools, doubling the functional capacity of each site in less than six months. This included negotiation with landlords, contractors, and leasing companies; purchase and just-in-time delivery of furniture and over 400 computers; and coordination of a four-man team installing 30 client/server networks.- Consulted with remote sites on improving workflow efficiency. Created and implemented a document management system encompassing the life of a document, which saved the company over $30,000 per year while complying with strict new regulatory standards. - Revised company-wide performance evaluation system.

- Designed and implemented a complete marketing campaign for a professional theatre company with a non-profit-sized budget. This included direct mail, telemarketing, advertising, and promotions, with most of the goods and services donated by local businesses or theatre supporters.